The effect of varying multidrug-resistence (MDR) definitions on rates of MDR gram-negative rods.

ABSTRACT: Background:A multitude of definitions determining multidrug resistance (MDR) of Gram-negative organisms exist worldwide. The definitions differ depending on their purpose and on the issueing country or organization. The MDR definitions of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) were primarily chosen to harmonize epidemiological surveillance. The German Commission of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) issued a national guideline which is mainly used to guide infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. The Swiss University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) - in absentia of national guidelines - developed its own definition for IPC purposes. In this study we aimed to determine the effects of different definitions of multidrug-resistance on rates of Gram-negative

SUBMITTER: Wolfensberger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883537 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature